Like a vector space, a module is an additive abelian group, and scalar multiplication is distributive over the operations of addition between elements of the ring or module and is compatible with the ring multiplication. Modules are very closely related to the representation theory of groups.
Such a file is called a module; definitions from a module can be imported into other modules or into the main module (the collection of variables that you have access to in a script executed at the top level and in calculator mode). A module is a file containing Python definitions and statements.
one of a set of separate parts or units that can be joined together to make a machine, a piece of furniture, a building, etc. Ships are now built in modules rather than built in a whole from the base up.
A standardized, often interchangeable component of a system or construction that is designed for easy assembly or flexible use: a sofa consisting of two end modules.
Modules are used to organize course content by weeks, units, or a different organizational structure. Modules essentially create a one-directional linear flow of what students should do in a course. Each module can contain files, discussions, assignments, quizzes, and other learning materials.
A surjective homomorphism of modules is called an epimorphism, an injective homomorphism of modules is called a monomorphism, a bijective (i.e., invertible) homomorphism of modules is called an isomorphism.
A module is one of a set of parts from which some buildings are made. Each module is made separately, and the completed modules are then joined together to form the building.